Many cultures have "big players" that form part of their collective demonology, symbols that are reviled, yet envied at the…
An apt metaphor for the new job. As promised, I am announcing my new job today. But not here: you'll…
The new look on my tech blog, Global Nerdy, is just the tip of the iceberg. Big changes are in…
Since getting laid off, I've been getting a little less exercise. My bike commute to work, a 14-kilometre (8.7 mile)…
[This article also appears in Global Nerdy.] Because I was laid off and not fired from my former place of…
[This article was also published in Global Nerdy.] Technology, media and pop culture writer Douglas Rushkoff, who's got a guest…
Yearly statistics for the Accordion Guy blog, courtesy of StatCounter. StatCounter says that sometime within the half-hour before I wrote…
I found this while cleaning out receipts from my wallet. It's from my last fortune cookie:
[This article also appears in my tech blog, Global Nerdy.] Introduction Hello. My name is Joey deVilla, and I am…
Accordion Death Squad Brian Jepson forwarded me an email with the preface "Couldn't let this sit in my inbox without…